Japan vs Viet Nam: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Japan
63.56 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Viet Nam
55.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Japan rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
12th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 63.56 kilograms per hectare against 55.42 kilograms per hectare in Viet Nam, a difference of 8.14 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.44 kilograms per hectare | 10.06 kilograms per hectare | 86.38 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 129.38 kilograms per hectare | 14.98 kilograms per hectare | 114.39 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 136.65 kilograms per hectare | 9.57 kilograms per hectare | 127.07 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 128 kilograms per hectare | 39.51 kilograms per hectare | 88.49 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 97.84 kilograms per hectare | 75.54 kilograms per hectare | 22.3 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 78.6 kilograms per hectare | 72.06 kilograms per hectare | 6.54 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 67.26 kilograms per hectare | 59.7 kilograms per hectare | 7.56 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Japan, at 63.56 kilograms per hectare against 55.42 kilograms per hectare in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 8.14 kilograms per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Japan ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.